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Fall inspires me to get back into the kitchen. Now if only it somehow also created lots of extra time for me to do that.
This ridiculously easy pasta topped with roasted tomatoes, green peppers, garlic and sausage is a great example. Dump everything on a rimmed baking sheet, toss it in the oven, then go outside and play in the leaves. A little while later, boil up some pasta, spoon the “sauce” over it, top with grated Parmesan and you're done.

SANTA FE — There are plenty of people in Santa Fe — not to mention greater Northern New Mexico, the entire state and probably the vast American Southwest — who make their own salsa. A significant percentage, too, have most likely fantasized about packaging and selling that salsa. One Santa Fe resident, however, will tell you it’s not a project to be taken lightly.

Opposition continues to the Air Force’s controversial plan for low-level night-time training flights over New Mexico and Colorado.

“Cannon has finally put it in black-and-white in this environmental assessment,” said Pat Leahan, a local activist and the co-director of the Las Vegas Peace and Justice Center. “Their plan is to simulate combat, to practice warfare over our heads three flights per night, five nights per week. This ... plan needs to be pulled.”

An 18-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly robbing the Allsup's at 2195 Seventh St.

Jason C. Smith, of the 2300 block of Calle Contenta, is charged with robbery and tampering with evidence, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Monday, and his bond was set at $20,000 cash only.

Friday, Sept. 22 — Dr. Frank H. Roberts, president of the Normal University, said today that the attendance at the school this year is over 40 percent in excess of that of last year. This breaks all records. Every day Dr. Roberts is forced to turn students away because the school is crowded to the point of overflowing. In the Normal training classes 155 pupils are registered, which is exactly 40 percent above the enrollment of last semester. In the grades he has 120 this year, as compared with 80 last year.

Story Time at Carnegie Library is at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the children’s area of the library. This week’s book is “Do Cows Turn Colors in the Fall” by Viki Woodworth and the theme is “Awesome Autumn!” All programs are free and open to the public.